Coleophora oriolella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Germany and Poland to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicily and Greece and from France to southern Russia.

Coleophora oriolella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. oriolella
Binomial name
Coleophora oriolella
Zeller, 1849[1]
Synonyms
  • Coleophora mongetella Chrétien, 1900
  • Coleophora siliquella Constant, 1893
  • Coleophora hafneri Prohaska, 1923

The larvae feed on Coronilla, Dorycnium pentaphyllum and Dorycnium pentaphyllum germanicum. They create a seed case.[2] Larvae can be found from autumn to May.

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ "Coleophora oriolella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2020.